The Benue State Commissioner of Police, Bartholomew Nnamdi Onyeka, has promised intending criminals and criminal elements in the state to keep away from criminality or face tough times under his watch in the state.
In a press briefing at the Command’s headquarters in Makurdi, the CP expressed his profound joy with the media in their coverage of activities.
According to the CP, “I have resumed duty as Commissioner of Police and consider you stakeholder in the job of security. I hope that the usual cooperation given to my predecessor will continue”.
Sounding a note of warning to the criminal elements in the state, the CP pointed out that, “the command under my watch will not tolerate criminality of any kind”.
“Haven received brief from my predecessor about activities of bandits and other criminals in the state, I have made up my mind to deploy all available human and material resources to rid the state of crime. This should serve as warning to criminal elements. It is high time they embraced peace and enjoy freedom”.
According to the CP, “an operation already on to rid the state of crime and criminality has begun yielding result. On 14/08/2023 at about 0340hrs Officers from Operation ZENDA JTF Tactical team trailed and arrested a dreaded and vicious armed bandit kingpin named KUMAOR FACHIR DANIEL, popularly known as “2nd in Command to Late Ghana Boys” along Adikpo-Ugbema road. Further investigation led to the arrest of four(4) other gang members named; Iorwuese Ashiekaa, Aondongu Aligbe, Terkula Wuhe “AKA Oryughurt” and one Terhemba Sevav a 47yrs old member of the gang from Adikpo, Kwande Local Government Area who specialized in fixing and manufacturing rifles for the gang”.
Items recovered from gang according to the the CP, include two(2) AK-47 rifles, two other fabricated AK-47 rifles, two Berretta pistols undergoing the process of fabrication, one double barrel gun loaded with 35 live cartridges, one hundred and thirty (130) rounds of 7.62X 39mm live ammunition while other suspect escaped from the scene.
While calling on the good people of Benue State to cooperate with the Police by giving useful and timely information that will assist the Command in tackling crime, CP Onyeka pointed out that, ” a crime free society makes room for sustainable development that can propel a state to greater heights”.
